Dante Spinetta

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Dante Spinetta
Spinetta performing in Buenos Aires.
Background information
Birth name	Dante Spinetta Salazar
Born	December 9, 1976 (1976-12-09) (age 31)
Origin	Buenos Aires, Argentina
Genre(s)	Rap Soul R&B
Occupation(s)	Musician
Instrument(s)	Vocals Guitar
Years active	2002 - present (as solist) 1991 - 2001 (Illya Kuryaki)
Label(s)	Universal Music México
Associated acts	Illya Kuryaki and the Valderramas
Website	http://www.eldante.net/

Dante Spinetta (b. December 9, 1976 in Buenos Aires, Argentina) is an Argentine singer/composer who was part of the defunct duo Illya Kuryaki and the Valderramas.

1 Biography
2 Musical career
3 Discography
- 3.1 Studio albums
- 3.2 Singles
4 References
5 External links

[edit] Biography

Spinetta was born on December 9, 1976, he is son of one of the most influential rock musicians of Latin America, Luis Alberto Spinetta. At the age of 14 he started recording Hip hop tunes^[1], showing interest in this music style somehow unusual for Latinos.

In 2001 he got married to choreographer Majo Carnero and they have a son, Brando de Dios.

[edit] Musical career

In 1990 he joined Emmanuel Horvilleur to form the famous hip-hop duo Illya Kuryaki and the Valderramas. Together, they recorded seven albums and received several awards, including some Gold and Platinum albums.

After 10 years, the duo split and they decided to continue their careers as solists.

His first album "Elevado" was released in 2002. The album contains 17 songs recorded in Buenos Aires and edited in Miami. The selected first single released for this album was "Donde Vas" which was launched with a promotional video clip.

In 2007 he released his second album, "El Apagón", in which he experiments whith reggaeton elements added to the hip-hop and rap styles used in his previous work.

Some other artists have recorded songs with him, like Julieta Venegas (in the song "Olvídalo") and Tony Touch (in the song "El Fogueo"). He also collaborated with Venegas in the song "Primer Día".